CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 13:28
FAILURE TO MAKE PROOF OF OWNERSHIP AVAILABLE
The elements of the crime of failure to make proof of ownership
available are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was a secondhand dealer or a dealer and retailer of new goods
who sold goods at a flea market or similar facility, and
4. sold or offered for sale,
5. [baby food of a type usually consumed by children under three
years of age] [cosmetics] [devices] [drugs] [infant formula]
[batteries] [razor blades], and
6. failed to make proof of ownership available to any peace officer
for inspection at any reasonable time.
[7. and that the defendant’s conduct was not legally authorized by
the affirmative defense[s] in Instruction[s] ___.]
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
proven each of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find
the defendant guilty of failure to make proof of ownership available.
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
failed to prove any one or more of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt,
you should find the defendant not guilty of failure to make proof of
ownership available.
History
COLJI-Crim. (2025), Colorado Supreme Court Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee. The committee's page: "The 2025 edition was published online on February 25, 2026." © 2025 Supreme Court of Colorado for the State of Colorado.
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- crim-2026-02-25
- Content hash
6e78a075f0f91cc536ceca32ab3d9013e3be28505459becdd2f4c80762729b68
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